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PAI in talks to acquire Cyrus Group

Private equity firm PAI Partners is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in the Cyrus Group, a France-based wealth management firm, through a strategic partnership with the Cyrus management team. The management team would reinvest significantly as part of the transaction.

BGF completes exit from BB7

BGF has exited from its investment in London-based fire safety consultancy BB7, with the business now part of Certania Group. The exit generated 3x MM return on BGF’s investment and 21% IRR.

PE-backed Shawbrook IPO attracts strong investor interest

Shawbrook, the UK alternative lender backed by BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, is attracting strong investor interest ahead of its planned London IPO, which could value the bank at up to £2bn ($2.68bn), according to a report by Reuters.

Jefferies boosts yield on IPS loan

Jefferies Financial Group has increased the yield on a leveraged loan to IPS Corp, enabling a private-equity-backed payout to Centerbridge Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg. The proposed yield is now 4 percentage points over the benchmark rate, up from 3.75 percentage points. The $810m first-lien term loan and

Insight-owned Veeam to acquire Securiti AI in $1.7bn deal

Private equity-backed Veeam Software, owned by Insight Partners, has agreed to acquire Securiti AI for approximately $1.73bn in cash and stock, marking a significant expansion in enterprise AI data security, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Blackstone and TPG agree Hologic $18.3bn take-private deal

US buyout giants Blackstone and TPG have agreed to acquire healthcare technology company Hologic in a $18.3bn take-private transaction, the largest in the healthcare sector since 2006, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Ardian acquires stake in JPB Système

Private investment firm Ardian has acquired a minority stake in JPB Système, a French industrial firm specialising in the design of self-locking fastening solutions for aircraft engines, to accelerate the group’s international growth and support its innovation strategy.

EQT in talks to acquire secondaries firms

EQT is in exploratory talks with major secondary-market players including Coller Capital, HarbourVest Partners and Pantheon as it seeks to significantly expand its footprint in the private markets secondaries arena, according to a report by Bloomberg. The firm is currently valued at $39.8bn.

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